Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated that the National Selectors have released five players from the Sri Lanka Test squad currently taking part in the ongoing series against England in Galle.
Accordingly, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Kumara, and Nuwan Pradeep has been released from the squad and left for their respective homes on Tuesday night.
Skipper Karunaratne has been released from the squad as he is unavailable for the second Test due to an injury sustained, while the other four players have been sent due to other reasons.
The released players will return to training at the High Performance Centre in Colombo.
In the absence of Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal will continue to captain the team in the second Test match, the SLC confirmed.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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